'Downton Abbey' Season 3 preview [Pictures]

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You know the times are changing when the ladies of Downton are showing their arms. Yes, Season 3 starts in 1920 -- hence the (slightly) more revealing clothing -- but things haven't quite reached levels of Jazz Age-era debauchery yet. But the new season of the uber-popular and addictive drama,...

You know the times are changing when the ladies of Downton are showing their arms. Yes, Season 3 starts in 1920 -- hence the (slightly) more revealing clothing -- but things haven't quite reached levels of Jazz Age-era debauchery yet. But the new season of the uber-popular and addictive drama,... (Carnival Film & Television Limited for Masterpiece)

Played by: Hugh Bonneville (pictured) and Elizabeth McGovern Where we left off: Bummed he's not allowed to fight in World War I, Robert busies himself with fretting about loved ones fighting on the front and, um, lusting over a new housemaid. Cora balks at turning Downton into a convalescent...

Played by: Hugh Bonneville (pictured) and Elizabeth McGovern Where we left off: Bummed he's not allowed to fight in World War I, Robert busies himself with fretting about loved ones fighting on the front and, um, lusting over a new housemaid. Cora balks at turning Downton into a convalescent... (Carnival Film & Television Limited for Masterpiece)

Played by: Michelle Dockery and Dan Stevens Where we left off: Injured in the war, Matthew returns to Downton with no hope of walking again, but also a new fiance, Lavinia, on his arm. While Matthew miraculously recovers, Lavinia contracts the flu and dies -- after she sees Matthew and Mary...

Played by: Michelle Dockery and Dan Stevens Where we left off: Injured in the war, Matthew returns to Downton with no hope of walking again, but also a new fiance, Lavinia, on his arm. While Matthew miraculously recovers, Lavinia contracts the flu and dies -- after she sees Matthew and Mary... (Carnival Film & Television Limited for Masterpiece)

Played by: Laura Carmichael Where we left off: After a bizarre flirtation with a wounded soldier who said he was an heir to the Crawley fortune (sorry to remind you of this misguided subplot), our perpetually unhappy Lady Edith falls for the older, wounded veteran Anthony Strallan (pictured)....

Played by: Laura Carmichael Where we left off: After a bizarre flirtation with a wounded soldier who said he was an heir to the Crawley fortune (sorry to remind you of this misguided subplot), our perpetually unhappy Lady Edith falls for the older, wounded veteran Anthony Strallan (pictured).... (Carnival Film & Television Limited for Masterpiece)

Played by: Jessica Brown Findlay and Allen Leech Where we left off: The independent Sybil falls for Branson, the family's chauffeur, which is the "Downton" scandal equivalent of everything Lindsay Lohan has done for the past three years. Not helping his acceptance: Branson's radical, Irish...

Played by: Jessica Brown Findlay and Allen Leech Where we left off: The independent Sybil falls for Branson, the family's chauffeur, which is the "Downton" scandal equivalent of everything Lindsay Lohan has done for the past three years. Not helping his acceptance: Branson's radical, Irish... (Screengrab via PBS)